Astronomy 1 at UCSB - Winter 2006

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How to use the eBook for reading assignments
If you need help using the eBook
List of all reading assignments

How to use the eBook version of UNIVERSE, 7th edition

You can access the eBook version of the textbook and its electronic study tools through any Web browser from any Internet-connected computer. (You must be online to use the eBook.) The url is

http://ebooks.bfwpub.com/universe.php

Using the eBook, you can:

Navigate quickly to any section or subsection, or any printed book page number.
Connect immediately to animations, web links, and supllementary materials.
Prepare for exams with in-text quiz questions and Interactive Chapter Summaries.
Add your own automatically saved bookmarks, notes, and highlighting.
See annotations prepared specifically for this class by your instructor.
Search the entire eBook instantly, including the glossary and index, or use in-text links for glossary terms.

Getting started with the eBook:

1. Go to http://ebooks.bfwpub.com/universe.php. You will see a login screen that looks like the one depicted below. If you purchased the package at the UCSB Bookstore that includes an eBook access code, click on REGISTER and follow the instructions. If instead you need to purchase eBook access directly, click on PURCHASE and follow the instructions to purchase access using a credit card. Be sure to write down your username and password --- you'll need them every time you want to acess the eBook.

2. Subscribe to your instructor's annotations. Once you are logged in to the eBook, you will be on its "front page" as shown below. If you can use the Web, you can use the eBook! To see the custom annotations that your instructor has prepared to go with the eBook, click on Settings. This will open a new browser window; in this window, click on Subscribe to another Annotation Set, then enter the 7-digit Set ID number 9586131 in the new window that pops up. Then click on OK. You will now be able to see your instructor's annotations on the pages of the assigned readings. (You can also create your own annotations by clicking on Create a new Annotation Set, and you can share your annotations with your friends by letting them know the 7-digit Set ID number for your annotations.)

3. Go to the Table of Contents and check your computer's system. Use the pull-down menu at the top of the "front page" and select Table of Contents. The image below shows many of the key features. Be sure to click on System Check --- this will check whether you have all the required software to see all of the eBook's features, and will help you download any software you might need.

4. Start reading! Go to the chapter you want using the pull-down menu at the top of the page. In each chapter, be sure to check out the Animations, Flashcards, Interactive Quizzes, and Web Links. (We will not use the eBook's Online Quizzes in the class --- instead we will use the WebAssign system, described on the On-Line Assignments page.) You can also see a larger version of any figure just by clicking on it.

If you need help with the eBook

If you need technical help working with your eBook, help accessing your eBook (e.g. forgot your username or password), or help purchasing your eBook online, support is available in three ways:

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions at http://ebooks.bfwpub.com/index.php.
Contact the publisher's support group via email at techsupport@bfwpub.com.
Call the publisher's support group toll-free at 1-800-936-6899 (phone hours are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific time).

Reading Assignments

The reading assignments listed below are from Freedman and Kaufmann, UNIVERSE, 7th edition, the edition that makes up your eBook (http://ebooks.bfwpub.com/universe.php). In order to get the most out of the lectures, you must read each assignment BEFORE the lecture.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your instructor will not discuss each and every topic in the lecture --- only the ones that he feels will give you the most difficulty. If a topic in the reading is not discussed in lecture, but is in the assigned reading, you are still responsible for knowing and understanding that topic!

Click here for important deadlines for adding and dropping classes and for paying fees.

Day	Date	Topic	Reading Assignment
M	1/9/06	Introduction: Astronomy and the Universe	*UNIVERSE, Chapter 1: Sections 1-1 through 1-8, Boxes 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3, Guest Essay "Why Astronomy?"*
W	1/11/06	Knowing the Heavens	*UNIVERSE, Chapter 2: Sections 2-1 through 2-8, Guest Essay "Why Astrology is Not Science"*
F	1/13/06	Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon	*UNIVERSE, Chapter 3: Sections 3-1 through 3-6, Box 3-1, Guest Essay "Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy"*
M	1/16/06	HOLIDAY --- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
W	1/18/06	The Motion of the Planets	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 4: Sections 4-1 through 4-5, Boxes 4-1 and 4-2
F	1/20/06	Newton's Laws and Gravitation	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 4: Sections 4-6 through 4-8, Boxes 4-3 and 4-4
M	1/23/06	The Nature of Light	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 5: Sections 5-1 through 5-6, Boxes 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, and 5-4
W	1/25/06	Light and Atoms	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 5: Sections 5-7 through 5-9, Boxes 5-5 and 5-6
F	1/27/06	Optics and Telescopes	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 6: Sections 6-1 through 6-6, Box 6-1
M	1/30/06	Our Solar System	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 7: Sections 7-1 through 7-6, Boxes 7-1 and 7-2
W	2/1/06	Magnetic Fields, The Origin of Our Solar System I	*UNIVERSE, Chapter 7: Sections 7-7 through 7-8, Box 7-1 UNIVERSE*, Chapter 8: Sections 8-1 through 8-3, Box 8-1
F	2/3/06	The Origin of Our Solar System II, Introducing the Earth	*UNIVERSE, Chapter 8: Sections 8-4 through 8-6, Guest Essay "Alien Planets"* *UNIVERSE*, Chapter 9: Sections 9-1 through 9-3
M	2/6/06	Our Living Earth	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 9: Sections 9-4 through 9-7
W	2/8/06	FIRST MIDTERM EXAM!	Covers all assigned material from 1/9/2006 through 2/1/2006 Bring a #2 pencil and eraser and a ParSCORE Scantron sheet (8 1/2" x 11" size, red, form number F-1712, available at the Arbor, the UCSB Bookstore, and other fine retail outlets) Calculators are permitted on the exam, but cell phones are NOT allowed.
F	2/10/06	Our Barren Moon	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 10: Sections 10-1 through 10-5
M	2/13/06	Red Planet Mars	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 13: Sections 13-1 through 13-8
W	2/15/06	The Sun's Dynamic Interior	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 18: Sections 18-1 through 18-4, Box 18-1
F	2/17/06	The Sun's Outer Layers	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 18: Sections 18-5 through 18-10
M	2/20/06	HOLIDAY --- Presidents' Day
W	2/22/06	Introducing the Stars	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 19: Sections 19-1, 19-2, 19-4, and 19-5, Boxes 19-1 and 19-2
F	2/24/06	The Nature of Stars	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 19: Sections 19-6 through 19-9, Box 19-4
M	2/27/06	How Stars Are Born	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 20: Sections 20-1 through 20-6, Box 20-1
W	3/1/06	How Stars Are Born and Evolve	*UNIVERSE, Chapter 20: Sections 20-7 and 20-8 UNIVERSE*, Chapter 21: Sections 21-1 through 21-4, Boxes 21-1 and 21-2
F	3/3/06	How Stars Die	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 22: Sections 22-1 through 22-6
M	3/6/06	Relativity and Black Holes	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 24: Sections 24-1 through 24-5, Boxes 24-1 and 24-2
W	3/8/06	SECOND MIDTERM EXAM!	Covers all assigned material from 2/3/06 through 3/1/06 Bring a #2 pencil and eraser and a ParSCORE Scantron sheet (8 1/2" x 11" size, red, form number F-1712, available at the Arbor, the UCSB Bookstore, and other fine retail outlets) Calculators are permitted on the exam, but cell phones are NOT allowed.
F	3/10/06	The Nature of Black Holes	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 24: Sections 24-6 through 24-8, Box 24-3
M	3/13/06	The Discovery of the Galaxy	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 25: Sections 25-1 through 25-3, Box 25-1
W	3/15/06	The Structure of the Galaxy	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 25: Sections 25-4 through 25-6, Box 25-2
F	3/17/06	Galaxies and the Expanding Universe	*UNIVERSE*, Chapter 26: Sections 26-1 through 26-5, Box 26-2

FINAL EXAM: Monday, March 20, 2006, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

in Broida 1610 (the lecture room)

The Final Exam will cover all assigned material from the entire course.

Bring a #2 pencil and eraser and a ParSCORE Scantron sheet (8 1/2" x 11" size, red, form number F-1712, available at the Arbor, the UCSB Bookstore, and other fine retail outlets).

Calculators are permitted on the Final Exam,
but cell phones are NOT allowed.

Click here for the complete final exam schedule for Winter 2006

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